Introduction to Text Mining & Analysis (Online)

This workshop will introduce participants to some essential methods and techniques used for computational text analysis. We will explore the difference between "text mining" and "text analysis," as well as discuss common text processing tasks such as tokenization and computing term and document frequencies (TF-IDF). Finally, we will look at some natural language processing methods such as named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling. No prior experience with text mining or analysis is required; all are welcome to attend - bring your questions and ideas! The workshop will also introduce some recommended tools and learning resources for getting started with text analysis, including a hands-on demo of Voyant Tools (https://voyant-tools.org/). Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions about this or other digital scholarship and publishing topics! Read more about Digital Scholarship & Publishing support. Please check in with the workshop or contact ULS-DigitalScholarshipServices@pitt.edu if you have any pre-event questions. All are welcome at our online events!